(CNN)Patrick Joachin stood in line at a police station in the Bahamian capital of Nassau, hoping to get a document that would prove he has a clean criminal record and eventually help him flee to the United States.
Parliament has officially been suspended for five weeks, with MPs not due back until 14 October.
North Korea is willing to restart denuclearisation talks with the United States later this month, the country's vice foreign minister has said.
A no-deal Brexit would be a "failure" that both the British and Irish governments would be responsible for, Boris Johnson has said.
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first post-independence leader, has died aged 95. His family confirmed his death to the BBC. Mr Mugabe had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April.
The US state department has confirmed it offered millions of dollars to the captain of an Iranian oil tanker which is at the centre of a diplomatic row.
Boris Johnson is considering seeking an early general election if MPs wanting to block a no-deal Brexit defeat the government this week.
Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have blocked roads to the territory's airport, disrupting the operation of the major Asian transport hub.
The PM has warned MPs they are damaging his chances of getting a deal with the EU by trying to block a no-deal Brexit.
Russia's unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after spinning out of control, officials say.
Donald Trump has confirmed that he will not take part in Republican presidential debates with his rivals in the race for the White House.